I was thinking about this while I was washing the dishes, and here's the thing: in any similar case of allegations of abuse, I believe the kid. I believe Dylan Farrow, not Woody Allen.
But I don't know them. My kneejerk reaction is to believe the friend I know. And I hate the thread of gay panic woven in there -- the accusation that gay teachers/Boy Scout leaders/priests are automatically assumed to be abusers *because* they're gay.
And yet, if this were just another case I saw on the news, I would believe the kid. (Except, because I don't have details -- and I'm not entitled to them -- I don't know what, if anything, my friend's nephew has said.)
This is really ugly.
Well, it's just terrible either way--either your friend is screwed, or the poor kid has been through stuff no kid should have to. Either way, bad. :(
How awful! I'm so sorry, Steph. What terrible uncertainty for you to have to carry, and what a sad situation for that family.
Oh, Teppy, how awful. I would be feeling just as you do.
God, Steph, that's awful, for all of them, and you too. The poor kid - he's going through a lot of shit, regardless of what's true.
No matter the outcome, fallout will be horrific.
Just made up candy bags for the kids I've ferried to school. And their parents. They're cleaning up my leaves as thanks for the rides tomorrow. But I'm also getting rid of leftover Halloween candy (starbursts, mostly, they sunk to the bottom of the bucket . Saved all the good chocolates for parents' bag.) R was all "...but this is returning the favors" and I'm, yep, and ridding me of candy I do not want!
Still saving some to bribe other neighbor kids.
2 yoga classes, 2 nights in a row. Tonight did harder poses I think, but last night stretched me out me, more basic stuff but a lot more focused on getting positions set and correct. also last night the teacher explained things more. Tonight I did some poses that were never much a part of the classes I took previously. Good from each, I need to take more. The first studio, the teacher I had last night is the only gentle teacher so I know what I will get from her and at least for now, I think that will be good for 2 days a week. Tonight's studio has some other classes that might work for me with different teachers, so I will try those, not sure this class would be enough to get me to invest more with them, as an occasional, sure, but I want something I can do every week for a while, get a schedule set.
